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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  Psalms 66"
description: "PSALM 66   :-. The writer invites all men to unite in praise, cites
some striking occasions for it, promises special acts of
thanksgiving, and celebrates"
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PSALM 66

. The writer invites all men to unite in praise, cites
some striking occasions for it, promises special acts of
thanksgiving, and celebrates God's great mercy.

**1. Make . . . noise**—or,
"Shout."

**2. his name**—as in .
**make his praise
glorious**—literally, "place honor, His praise," or,
"as to His praise"; that is, let His praise be such as will
glorify Him, or, be honorable to Him.

**3, 4.** A specimen of the praise.
**How terrible**—(Compare
[Psalms 65:8](../../../kjv/psalms/65/8)).
**submit**—(Compare
*Margin*), show a forced subjection ([Psalms 65:8](../../../kjv/psalms/65/8)), produced by terror.

**5, 6.** The terrible works
illustrated in Israel's history (). By this example let rebels be admonished.

**7. behold the nations**—watch
their conduct.

**8, 9.** Here is, perhaps, cited a
case of recent deliverance.

**9. holdeth . . . in life**—literally,
"putteth our soul in life"; that is, out of danger ([Psalms 30:3](../../../kjv/psalms/30/3);
[Psalms 49:15](../../../kjv/psalms/49/15)).
**to be moved**—(Compare
[Psalms 10:6](../../../kjv/psalms/10/6); [Psalms 55:22](../../../kjv/psalms/55/22)).

**10-12.** Out of severe trials, God
had brought them to safety (compare [Isaiah 48:10](../../../kjv/isaiah/48/10);
[1 Peter 1:7](../../../kjv/1-peter/1/7)).

**11. affliction**—literally,
"pressure," or, as in , "oppression," which, laid on the
**loins**—the seat of
strength ([Deuteronomy 33:11](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/33/11)), enfeebles
the frame.

**12. men to ride over our heads**—made
us to pass.
**through fire,** c.—figures
describing prostration and critical dangers (compare [Isaiah 43:2](../../../kjv/isaiah/43/2)
[Ezekiel 36:12](../../../kjv/ezekiel/36/12)).
**wealthy**—literally,
"overflowing," or, "irrigated," and hence
fertile.

**13-15.** These full and varied
offerings constitute the payment of vows ().

**15. I will offer**—literally,
"make to ascend," alluding to the smoke of burnt offering,
which explains the use of "incense."
**incense**—elsewhere
always denoting the fumes of aromatics.

**16-20.** With these he unites his
public thanks, inviting those who fear God ([Psalms 60:4](../../../kjv/psalms/60/4);
[Psalms 61:5](../../../kjv/psalms/61/5), His true worshippers)
to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear
hypocrites, but had heard him.

**17. he was extolled with my
tongue**—literally, "exaltation (was) under my tongue,"
as a place of deposit, whence it proceeded; that is, honoring God was
habitual.

**18. If I regard iniquity in my
heart**—literally, "see iniquity with pleasure."

**16-20.** With these he unites his
public thanks, inviting those who fear God ([Psalms 60:4](../../../kjv/psalms/60/4);
[Psalms 61:5](../../../kjv/psalms/61/5), His true worshippers)
to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear
hypocrites, but had heard him.

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